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Masculinising Hormone Information Masculinising Hormone Information TABLE OF CONTENTS - Introduction to Hormones - Sex Hormones - Puberty - Androgen Treatment - Types of Treatment - Administration - Masculinising Hormone Effects - Risks & Side Effects - Regular Health Checks - Androgen Induced Puberty - Maximising the Benefits, Minimising the Risks Testosterone Beginning masculinising hormone treatment can often be seen as a significant step forward in the lives of those on the masculine end of the transgender spectrum. It can have such a profoundly positive impact on the quality of life of an individual and give rise to an increased level of self-esteem and inspire further positive decision making towards a better future. However the degree and rate of the physiological and psychological changes caused by masculinising hormone treatment will vary for each person, there is also is no way of knowing exactly how your body will respond until treatment has commenced. While the process of bringing one’s body and mind closer together often has many positive effects, there are also a number of side-effects and risks involved with hormone treatment. By understanding what you can realistically expect, we hope that you will become better informed and more able to engage effectively with your health care providers to maximize the benefits and minimize the potential risks. The Gender Centre provides this masculinising hormone information fact sheet specifically for people in the masculine transgender range, those that are considering taking masculinising hormones. We acknowledge that not all people will aspire to the same goals with their masculinising process, and for this reason we have aimed at providing a fact sheet that reduces assumptions and labels in this respect. This fact sheet may also be a helpful resource for partners, family, and friends who are wondering how hormones work and what they do. It is intended to not only inform those interested about masculinising hormones, but hormones in general and how they physiologically and psychologically effect the human body. Please remember however that the Gender Centre is not a medical centre and as such we do not provide medical documents and/or medical care and we cannot make referrals to any medical services; we do, however, provide information regarding health care service providers for you to access independently. We do not give recommendations regarding particular service providers. Page 1 of 14 INTRODUCTION TO HORMONES A hormone is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that tell cells in another part of the body how to function. They provide instructions to other cells on when to grow, when to stop growing or die; when to activate one’s immune system; they regulate one’s metabolism including hunger, thirst, digestion, fat storage and burning, blood sugar and cholesterol levels; they prepare your body for new phases of life including puberty, parenthood and menopause; they control the reproductive cycle and prepare the body for mating, fighting, fleeing and other activity. Endocrine hormone molecules are produced in particular endocrine glands which include the thyroid, ovaries and testicles. Released into the bloodstream, hormones travel to cells in other parts of the body where they respond with cells that contain specific receptors. SEX HORMONES In many contexts, the two main classes of sex hormones, also known as sex steroids or gonadal steroids, are androgens and oestrogens, of which the most important human derivatives are testosterone and estradiol respectively. Other contexts include progestogen as a third class of sex steroids. Generally speaking, androgens are considered "masculinising sex hormones", while oestrogens and progestogens are considered "feminising sex hormones". Different levels of both androgens and oestrogens exist in all people, regardless of their genitalia. Sex Hormones regulate the development of sex characteristics including the sex organs that develop before we are born (genitals, ovaries/testicles, etc.) and also the secondary sex characteristics that typically develop at puberty (facial/body hair, bone growth, breast growth, voice changes, etc.). Sex Steroids interact with specific androgen or oestrogen receptors and are produced primarily by the ovaries or testes and by adrenal glands. Non-steroid hormones such as luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone are usually not regarded as sex hormones, although they play an important sex-related role. There are also many synthetic sex steroids. Synthetic androgens are often referred to as anabolic steroids. Synthetic oestrogens and progestins are used in methods of hormonal contraception. PUBERTY In understanding how masculinising hormones work, and the changes that they can induce in our body, it is also important to understand some of the ways that our body may have already been affected by hormones during the puberty that we may have already experienced. Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). In response, the gonads produce a variety of hormones that stimulate the growth,function, or transformation of the brain, bones, muscle, blood, skin, hair, breasts, and sex organs. Before puberty, physical differences in children are almost entirely restricted to the genitalia. During puberty, major differences of size, shape, composition, and function develop in many body structures and systems. The most obvious of these are referred to as secondary sex characteristics. Individuals that are on the masculine end of the transgender spectrum will undergo, are currently undergoing, or have already undergone an oestrogen induced puberty that involved the oestrogen called oestradiol. Page 2 of 14 Having already undergone some foetal feminisation in utero, a rise in hormone levels begins between about ages six to eight and plateaus at around age twelve whereupon the gonads trigger a further hormonal rise into the adult range. For those at the masculine end of the transgender spectrum, the absence of a large amount of the androgen called testosterone results in a number of skeletal developments which include an earlier epiphyseal closure which is the process of the ends of your bones being fused closed and thus the length of these bones becomes fixed for life. Although there is a wide range of typical ages when this process occurs, the physiological effects of an oestrogen induced puberty occur during this time and for those at the masculine end of the transgender spectrum can include such skeletal developments as: the widening and tilting forward of the pelvis; hands and feet tending to be relatively smaller; the upper arm tending to be significantly longer, by up to about an inch; the skull being smaller; a narrower ribcage; less prominent brow ridge, narrower jaw; A number of other physiological developments occur at this time including: breast development; fat tissue distribution to hips, buttocks, thighs and upper arms; fuller, more rounded cheeks and generally softer skin; smaller larynx (voice box); the appearance of underarm and pubic hair; and a more “adult” body odour, more body oil (sebum) and the development of acne. Significant variation exists among all individuals, and while the skeletal features mentioned above are overwhelmingly common, many people will find that not all features are common to them. ANDROGEN TREATMENT A certain amount of psychological counselling is often required before being prescribed masculinising hormone Treatment. Many therapists require at least three months of continuous psychotherapy in order to write a letter prescribing hormones. Once a letter prescribing hormones has been written, one should acknowledge that there is no one right hormone combination, type, or dose. Deciding what to take depends on your health as each medication has different risks and side effects and how your body reacts when you start taking hormones. Everyone’s body is different and sometimes people have a negative reaction to a specific kind of medication. Typically masculinising hormone treatment involves the androgen called “testosterone”, although other androgens also exist. Some of these chemicals work on the part of your brain that stimulates sex hormone production and some work directly on the cells in your body that respond to sex hormones. In effect they trigger a “second puberty” in the body. The purpose of this “second puberty” is to cause the developmentof more typically masculine secondary sex characteristics. Maximum masculinisation tends to occur if hormonal treatment is commenced before an oestrogen induced puberty begins. However if an oestrogen induced puberty has already occurred then some physical characteristics aren’t changed by undergoing hormone therapy. This includes aspects of your body that develop before birth (vagina, sex chromosomes, etc.) and also physical characteristics that developed from the increase in oestrogen at puberty including your skeletal structure. The effects of masculinising hormone treatment will vary considerably between individuals, and can take several years to fully achieve. In order to maximise the physical effects and benefits, hormone Page 3 of 14 -treatment should be commenced as young as possible. The later in life that a masculinising hormone therapy is started, the less effective it is likely be. A number
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